Sonia sidesteps Modi's barbs, `not bothered about attacks'

Carefully skipping Chief Minister Modi's claim that Rs.1,880 crore has been spent on her overseas travels, she said she was not not bothered about personal attacks on her.

"Whenever we have taken steps in the interest of the nation, there have been all kinds of attacks against us. Neither have we bothered earlier, nor will we worry about them in future," Gandhi said address a massive farmers' rally here in the heart of drought-affected Saurashtra region.

Targeting Modi on corruption, the Congress President cited CAG reports to buttress the charge of misuse of funds by the Modi government.

"Corruption is like poison, which has spread in our political system, society and administration. Therefore to fight this we were the first to frame Right to Information Act," Gandhi said.

"People against whom we received complaints, they have been punished strictly through the course of law. But, what are BJP's views on corruption, I want to know," she said.

"On the issue of corruption, the double standard of the party (BJP) in thoughts and deeds is clearly visible," she said. (more)